Newstead Locality Plan

2013-2018

Contents

Introduction 3 Strategic context 5 Vision 17 Programme 18 Engagement 27 Performance Management 31

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Introduction

In early 2012, Gedling Borough Council reviewed the way that it engaged with communities within the Borough and made some significant changes taking the decision to focus on two priority areas in the Borough, Newstead and Netherfield. This led to the creation of Locality Co-ordinator posts for these two areas, commencing in September 2012. One of the primary responsibilities of the Locality Co-ordinators is the creation of a Locality Plan for their respective areas. This document is Newstead’s Locality Plan.

The locality Co-ordinators provide a more intensive and focussed level of engagement in the two specific areas with the overarching objective of tackling disadvantage. By having this focussed resource the Council is better placed to work with partners and access external funding. The Locality Co-ordinators have also dedicated a lot of time to understanding their specific areas and checking that the priorities identified by the research truly reflect the desires and aspirations of our residents and councillors and to bring about real change.

Newstead was chosen by Gedling Borough Council as an area requiring focus because it suffers from deprivation with challenges around health, the built environment and access to jobs and training. There is more detail about these challenges in the plan.

Newstead benefits from having a Parish Plan that was adopted in 2008 and runs for ten years. The Parish Plan is delivered by a local organisation, Future Newstead which is a partnership of all the community groups and key organisations with a role in Newstead. The Locality Co-ordinator is working closely with Future Newstead and there is a close relationship between the Parish Plan and this Locality Plan.

In order to develop the themes, priorities and actions contained within this Locality Plan, the Locality Co-ordinator carried out research into the area, reviewing key data such as the Census, health and crime data and consultation that had previously taken place as well as carrying out some direct consultation with the community, Youth Club and Primary School children. Further details about the analysis are contained within the Strategic Context Section whilst details about the consultation events are contained within the Engagement Section.

The themes are as follows:

 Children and Young People  Crime and Community Safety  Economic Well-being  Environment and Housing  Health and Well-being

The aims and actions for each theme are detailed in the Vision and Programme Sections. Within the Programme Section there is also information about partner activity in Newstead with details of committed spend. The Locality Co-ordinator will monitor these commitments and hold partner organisations to account.

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Performance Management is particularly important to ensure that the Locality Plan and its’ Action Plan are being delivered, aims are being addressed and the outcomes are being achieved with details about how we will do this within the Performance Management Section. There are also details of how we will evaluate the Locality Plan.

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Strategic context

Newstead is a small village in , situated between and in the . The village is accessed from Hucknall/Newstead Road, which is connected to the A611 Annesley/Derby Road at two junctions that are well signposted. The village has it own platform for the train line between and and is within three miles of Junction 27 of the M1 so there are good transport links although the bus route into the village is limited. There are also potential issues in the winter as the buses do not leave the A611 in really bad weather and the trains do not run, effectively cutting the village off.

Newstead is surrounded by forests, farmland, Hollinwell Golf Club, Park and Newstead and Annesley Country Park and therefore benefits from being in an attractive rural location. There is a small Post Office / shop but the takeaway and Station Hotel public house have both recently closed. Newstead Centre, which was developed from the original Miners Welfare provides a meeting place for local groups and organisations and operates a café Monday to Friday 9am until 2pm. Other facilities include St Mary's Church and the Newstead Youth Club.

Newstead Primary and Nursery School provides education for the younger children in the village whilst secondary schools are accessed in Hucknall and Kirkby, both within Ashfield.The Pre-school Learning Alliance manage Newstead Childcare which is an established childcare service providing full and part time sessions for babies and young children aged 0 to 11 years. The Childrens Centre run by Sure Start is based in the same building and provides a range of activities, courses and events for predominantly the under 5s and their families. (From April 2013, the Government requires Sure Start to provide

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services for the under 12’s, increasing the number of children that can benefit from their services, however it is expected that the under 5s will remain their primary focus.) Citizens Advice Bureau provides a drop in advice service on Tuesday afternoons at the Newstead Centre.

Newstead also benefits from a range of facilities. Gedling Borough Council provides football and cricket pitches on the playing fields over the railway line. There is also a Pavillion which provides basic facilities such as changing rooms and showers. Adjacent to the playing fields is an area of woodland also owned by Gedling Borough Council, known locally as Vicarage Corner. Gedling Borough Council has also provided a play area and Skate Park in the village although the young people would like the Skate Park extending. There is also a Multi Use Games Area.

Newstead is a former coal mining village, and was previously called Newstead Colliery Village. , the poet, lived at nearby Newstead Abbey and the parish is part of Nottinghamshire's Hidden Valleys. Newstead Colliery Village was created to provide homes for workers at the nearby Newstead Colliery, which operated between 1874 and 1987. Hazelford Way Industrial Estate was built in the early 1990s and is home to several large companies including Bunches, Badgemaster; and Leivers and Millership.

Newstead Village is recognised as a deprived area by the Organisations providing services to it; however it sits within a wider affluent area including Newstead Abbey Park and the villages of and , which disguises the real challenges when conducting analysis of ward level data. The County ward also includes .

Newstead in Borough Ward Map Newstead in County Ward Map 6

Fortunately, Census data is available by output area of which there are four in Newstead village which does provide some more useful data, although this is only collected every ten years with 2011 being the most recent. The map below shows the village breakdown.

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The total population of the four output areas as well as the village, the ward and comparator areas are shown in the table below.

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Table: Total population (Census 2011) 27 28 29 30 Newstead Newstead Gedling East Midlands Output Areas Village Ward Borough Region Country All 312 241 337 292 1,182 2,300 785,802 53,012,456 113,543 Males 150 111 174 144 579 1,155 386,722 26,069,148 55,348 Females 162 130 163 148 603 1,145 399,080 26,943,308 58,195

This clearly shows that the ward population is virtually double the village population which means that ward data doesn’t always give an accurate reflection of the village.

The table below shows the population by age for the four output areas as well as the whole village, ward and comparator areas. The table shows the number and percentage for the selected area and the percentage for the comparator areas.

Table: Total population by age (Census 2011) 27 28 29 30 Newstead Newstead Gedling East England Midlands Output Areas Village Ward Borough Region Country Age 0 to 4 9 (28) 5 (12) 5 (17) 7.2 (21) 6.6 (78) 5.6 (129) 5.7 6 6.3 Age 5 to 9 8.3 (26) 3.7 (9) 3.3 (11) 4.5 (13) 5 (59) 4.5 (103) 5.3 5.4 5.6 Age 10 to 14 8 (25) 5 (12) 7.1 (24) 5.8 (17) 6.6 (78) 6 (138) 5.8 5.8 5.8 Age 15 to 19 7 (22) 6.7 (16) 6.9 (23) 9.6 (28) 7.5 (89) 7.4 (171) 6 6.5 6.3 Age 20 to 24 6.1 (19) 5.8 (14) 5.6 (19) 5.8 (17) 5.9 (69) 5.8 (133) 5.3 6.8 6.8 Age 25 to 29 7.4 (23) 7.9 (19) 6.5 (22) 6.5 (19) 7 (83) 4.7 (109) 5.5 6.1 6.9 Age 30 to 44 26.6 (83) 17 (41) 24.9 (84) 17.1 (50) 22 (258) 19.1 (440) 19.9 19.8 20.6 Age 45 to 59 17.6 (55) 19.1 (46) 22.3 (75) 20.9 (61) 20 (237) 22.9 (527) 21.3 20 19.4 Age 60 to 64 5.1 (16) 8.7 (21) 4.5 (15) 7.9 (23) 6.3 (75) 7.3 (169) 6.8 6.4 6 Age 65 to 74 3.5 (11) 10 (24) 9.2 (31) 9.9 (29) 8 (95) 9.9 (228) 9.8 9.1 8.6 Age 75 to 84 1.3 (4) 8.7 (21) 2.1 (7) 3.4 (10) 3.5 (42) 4.5 (103) 6.3 5.7 5.5 Age 85 to 89 0 2.1 (5) 0.9 (3) 0.3 (1) 0.8 (9) 1 (23) 1.7 1.5 1.5 Age 90 + 0 0.4 (1) 1.8 (6) 1 (3) 0.8 (10) 1.2 (27) 0.7 0.7 0.8

This shows that the population by age profile of the village largely reflects the profile of the ward and other comparator areas. Only 19.5% of the village population are aged 60 and over whilst 25.7% are aged 0-19.

The Census data on ethnic group shows that 92.7% class themselves as white (English, Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish) in Newstead Ward which compares to 95.3% for the village. In terms of religion which is an optional question in the Census, 59.6% are Christians with 29.5% stating no religion and a further 7% choosing not to answer in Newstead ward. This compares with 50% Christian, 39% no religion and 7.9% not stated for the village. This shows that there isn’t a massive difference in terms of ethnicity between the ward and village whilst a higher proportion of people in the village have no religion.

The next table shows the number and proportion of people receiving key DWP benefits as a result of poor health, for the local and comparator areas. This information is not broken down further so village information is not available.

Table: People receiving disability benefits (DWP)

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Newstead Nottinghamshire England Gedling Disability Living Allowance claimants (% of whole 5 (115) 6.01 5.11 5.3 population) (Nov-2012) Attendance Allowance claimants (% of 17.06 (65) 16.86 16.66 17.08 pensionable age population) (Nov-2012) Incapacity Benefit claimants (% of working age 2.31 (35) 2.92 2.59 2.65 population) (Nov-2012)

In terms of health, the Census provides information on self reported health and asks respondents for details of how their day to day activities are limited. This information is available for the village. The details are in the following table.

Residents were asked to assess their general state of health on a five point scale: very good, good, fair, bad or very bad. Data is shown as a percentage of population. (Numbers are shown in brackets).

Table: Census 2011 General health Newstead Village Newstead Ward Nottinghamshire England Gedling Very bad health 1.7 (20) 1.2 (27) 1.3 1.3 1.2 Bad health 5.8 (69) 4.2 (97) 4.7 4.3 4.1 Fair health 16.2 (192) 14.1 (324) 14.8 13.1 14.5 Good health 37 (437) 36.4 (838) 34.4 34.2 35.2 Very good health 39 (464) 44.1 (1,014) 44.8 47.2 45.1

In the village, 7.5% report bad or very bad health compared to 5.4 in the ward which is very similar to the comparator areas showing health is worse in the village as self reported by residents.

All those reporting a long term health problem or disability (including those related to age) that limited their day-to-day activities and that had lasted, or was expected to last, at least 12 months, were asked to assess whether their daily activities were limited a lot, a little or not at all by such a health problem. Data shown as a percentage of total population and those aged 16 to 64. (Numbers are shown in brackets).

Table: Census 2011 Long-term activity-limiting illness or disability Day to Day Activities Newstead Newstead Ward Nottinghamshire England Gedling Village limited a lot (% of total) 10.2 (121) 8.7 (199) 9.7 8.3 8.8 limited a lot (aged 16-64) 5.3 (63) 5.7 (87) 6.4 5.6 5.5 limited a little (% of total) 10.7 (127) 10.4 (238) 10.6 9.3 10.5 limited a little (aged 16-64) 8.3 (98) 8.3 (125) 8.2 7.2 7.8 not limited (% of total) 79 (934) 81.0 (1,863) 79.7 82.4 80.7 not limited (aged 16-64) 55.2 (652) 86.1 (1,304) 85.3 87.3 86.7

There is no real difference between the ward and village data with the exception of those limited a lot as a proportion of the total population where there is a slight difference between the village and the ward.

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The next table shows the qualifications people have by output area, the village, the ward and the comparator areas. 24% of residents aged 16 and over in the ward have no qualifications, compared to 29.6% in the village which is higher than the borough rate of 23.6% and the England rate of 22.5%. The East Midlands rate of 24.7% is slightly higher than the ward but lower than the village. There are less people in the village wih level 4 and above qualifications with output areas 27 and 28 significantly lower.

Table: Census 2011 Highest Level of Qualification East 27 28 29 30 Newstead Newstead Gedling Midlands England Output Areas Village Ward Borough Region Country All Usual Residents 16 and Over 227 205 280 238 950 1897 93186 3694767 42989620 No 29.1 44.4 18.6 30.3 29.6 24 Qualifications (66) (91) (52) (72) (281) (456) 23.6 24.7 22.5 19.4 11.7 15 11.8 14.5 13.7 Level 1 (44) (24) (42) (28) (138) (260) 13.7 13.9 13.3 17.2 14.6 16.8 16 16.2 15.6 Level 2 (39) (30) (47) (38) (154) (295) 15.8 15.6 15.2 3.5 2.9 3.2 4.6 3.6 4.2 Apprenticeship (8) (6) (9) (11) (34) (79) 4.6 4 3.6 10.1 8.8 10.4 10.9 10.1 10.1 Level 3 (23) (18) (29) (26) (96) (191) 12.9 12.9 12.4 Level 4 and 16.7 11.7 31.4 21.8 (21.3 27.7 Above (38) (24) (88) (52) 202) (526) 25.3 23.6 27.4 Other 4 5.9 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 Qualifications (9) (12) (13) (11) (45) (90) 4.1 5.3 5.7

The Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is payable to people under pensionable age who are available for, and actively seeking, work. The table below shows the numbers and percentage for the ward and the percentage for the comparable areas. The percentage figures show the number of JSA claimants as a proportion of resident population aged 16- 64. This information is not available for the village. The figures show that there are more people claiming JSA in Newstead ward than there are in the borough and the Country.

Table: JSA Claimants (July 2013) Newstead Newstead Gedling Great Britain (numbers) (%) (%) (%) All people 58 4.0 3.1 3.4 Males 37 5.0 4.1 4.4 Females 21 2.9 2.0 2.4 Source: claimant count with rates and proportions

The next table shows JSA claimants by age and duration. The percentage figures represent the number of JSA claimants in a particular category as a percentage of all JSA claimants.

Table: JSA Claimants by age and duration (July 2013) Newstead Newstead Gedling Great Britain 11

(numbers) (%) (%) (%) by age of claimant Aged 18-24 15 27.6 26.3 26.4 Aged 25-49 30 51.7 55.3 56.2 Aged 50 and over 10 20.7 18.4 17.3 by duration of claim Up to 6 months 25 44.8 51.3 50.9 Over 6 up to 12 15 22.4 18.3 19.3 months Over 12 months 20 32.8 30.3 29.9 Source: claimant count - age and duration

This data is available on a monthly basis and has remained relatively static in 2013 for all age groups.

The table below shows the DWP benefit claimants in February 2013 by benefit claimed. Key out-of-work benefits include the groups: job seekers, ESA and incapacity benefits, lone parents and others on income related benefits. The percentage figures show the number of benefit claimants as a proportion of resident population aged 16-64.

Table: DWP Benefit Claimants (February 2013) Newstead Newstead Gedling Great Britain (numbers) (%) (%) (%) Total claimants 210 14.5 13.1 14.3 Job seekers 70 4.8 3.5 3.8 ESA and incapacity 80 5.5 5.4 6.2 benefits Lone parents 15 1.0 1.2 1.3 Carers 20 1.4 1.3 1.3 Others on income 10 0.7 0.3 0.4 related benefits Disabled 15 1.0 1.3 1.1 Bereaved 0 0.0 0.2 0.2 Key out-of-work 175 12.0 10.4 11.7 benefits† Source: benefit claimants - working age clients for small areas

This shows that the number of people claiming benefits in Newstead ward is comparable with Gedling and the Country. This information is available quarterly and analysis shows that total claimants have remained relatively static over the last ten years.

Crime and Community Safety

The South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership Analyst prepared a report on crime and ASB in the Newstead Police beat area. The Newstead beat is one of 14 beat areas within Gedling North. It joins together with the Linby & Papplewick beat to form the

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Newstead electoral ward. The Newstead Police beat area covers the village and Newstead Abbey and Grounds.

Crime Overview In the last financial year there have been a total of 75 offences in the beat which is a reduction of 24.2% on the previous year. However the levels are in line with those experienced in 2010-11 (75 offences) and in 2009-10 (74 offences).

Types of crime Over the last 4 years, 29% of all crime has been criminal damage offences. A further 23% have been Violence against the person offences (VAP with injury + VAP without injury) and a further 22% of offences have been theft offences.

In the last 12 months (2012-13), the proportion of crime that is criminal damage increased to 33%, Violence against the person increased in proportion to 28% and theft remained at a similar proportion (21%).

The chart below shows the crime by type and by year:

Crime by Group and year

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25 20 15 2009-10 10 2010-11 5 2011-12 0 2012-13

It can be seen that levels of criminal damage have reduced since last year but remain higher than in the previous 2 years (2009-10 and 2010-11) and the same is true for theft offences. When looking at violence against the person (VAP) offences, it can be seen that there have been large increases in ‘VAP without injury’ (+9 offences) and reductions in ‘VAP with injury’ (-6) over the last year. But when looking at VAP as a whole, there has been a slight reduction in the last year, but levels are higher than they were in both 2009- 10 and 2010-11.

In 2012-13, levels of autocrime and dwelling burglary were at their lowest recorded levels in the last 4 years. There were minimal amounts of Burglary other, drug offences, sex offences and robbery offences in the last year.

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 The main crime types reported / suffered by residents of the Newstead beat are Criminal damage, theft and Violence against the person (VAP)

Criminal damage Of the 92 damage offences, just over a third (31) were to a dwelling. 20 offences were ‘other’ damage, while there were 17 damage offences each to a vehicle and a building other than a dwelling. There were also 6 arson offences and 1 racially aggravated criminal damage offence in 2011-12.

VAP (Violence Against the Person) Of the 75 offences over the last 3 years, 38 were violence with injury offences, 22 were common assault offences and 12 were harassment / public order offences. Just under half of all VAP offences were domestic related (37 offences). In the last year (2012-13), 7 of the 21 VAP offences (33%) were domestic related.

Theft Of the 70 theft offences, 51 were ‘theft other’ offences which were varied in nature but included 14 theft of underwear from washing lines (offender known for this). Other offences included thefts from gardens, metal theft, siphoning of fuel and various other types of theft offences.

All crime Over the last 4 years, 37 offences have taken place within Newstead Abbey grounds and a further 18 on Hazlewood Industrial estate (this accounts for 17% of all crime in the beat so the vast majority has occurred in the village area). When excluding these crimes the trend remains the same with 67 offences occurring in the last year and the proportion of crime breakdowns remain relatively unchanged.

Access to Health There is no GP surgery in the Village so residents have to travel to Hucknall, Kirkby or Annesley which does create difficulties for those without transport, particularly when ill. This is an issue that Future Newstead has worked tirelessly to address to no avail as the size of the village does not warrant a GP surgery, according to the Clinical Commissioning Group. As there had been many stories of people not being able to register with a GP, Future Newstead created a contact list of GP Practices which accept patients from the village. This information is regularly updated and is advertised on all village noticeboards and the village website.

The housing development at Annesley, very close to the village, initially provided some hope that a GP Practice would be within easy working distance for many as plans included a GP Practice and Pharmacy. However, current understanding is that this will not be built due to lack of interest from potential GPs with the developer unwilling to build without a tenant.

There are also plans for further housing development at Top Wighay, a site towards Hucknall which could also provide opportunities to develop health provision. This new development, along with existing populations clearly supports the need for a new GP surgery in the Newstead vicinity. The Locality Co-ordinator will work with the planning departments of both and Gedling Borough Councils and the Ashfield and

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Mansfield and Nottingham North and East Clinical Commissioning Groups to ensure the needs of the village are taken into account.

Newstead did benefit from having a “Healthy Living Centre” between 2002 and 2008 which provided numerous projects promoting health and wellbeing but the majority of these ended when the funding stopped. Surestart do provide a range of services for families including a monthly baby weigh in clinic. The nearest hospital is Kings Mill but those relying on public transport need to catch two buses to get there.

One service that the Locality Co-ordinator has worked with health to reintroduce is the New Leaf Smoking Cessation Service and a weekly clinic has been established at the Sure Start Children’s Centre in the village.

Access to services and facilities The rural location of Newstead whilst positive in many ways does mean that residents have to travel to access basic services and facilities. Whilst there is a shop and post office in the village, the shop does not stock all provisions that people need so residents have to travel to nearby towns to purchase food and other household necessities. Residents also have to travel to access leisure facilities as there is no gym, swimming pool or leisure centre in the village although there are dance classes and keep fit classes at the Newstead Centre. Future Newstead are also developing plans for an outdoor gym on Pocket Park. One of the biggest issues in relation to accessing leisure is that the nearest leisure centres offering the facilities mentioned above are in Ashfield District. This means that Newstead residents cannot benefit from cheaper residents rates which they could access at facilities within Gedling Borough. The Locality Co-ordinator will be looking into possible solutions for this issue.

The location of Newstead on the edge of the borough creates other difficulties. Newstead children when leaving primary school access secondary schools in Ashfield with the majority going to National in Hucknall and Kirkby College in Kirkby. The headteacher of the primary school has no relationship with schools in Gedling Borough as she works within the family of schools linked to the main secondary school pupils’ access. This means that borough initiatives aimed at secondary school pupils do not engage Newstead young people. The recently established Children and Young People’s Group will be looking to address this.

The operating area of the Children’s Centre is Newstead and Annesley; grouped with the rural areas of , and Underwood and operates within the Ashfield family of Childrens Centres, rather than link with the other Children’s Centres in Gedling Borough.

Access to jobs and training Historically, workers walked to work at the colliery and didn’t have to travel which all ended when Newstead colliery closed in 1987 followed by other collieries in the area. The traditional way of working and living which residents were used to, completely changed in a short period of time. Well paid jobs with minimum education were no longer easy to come by. The Hazleford Way Industrial Estate built in the 1990s replaced some of the lost jobs but they couldn’t compete with the level of earnings which the mines provided.

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Residents now have to travel to access jobs and training. Whilst occasional courses are available in the village through Newstead Centre and the Children’s Centre, the majority of education courses and training is accessed at nearby colleges, New College Nottingham in Hucknall and West Notts College in , again in Ashfield and Mansfield Districts.

The Locality Co-ordinator is working with the Adult Community Learning Service (ACLS) and Sure Start to put on courses in the village so that residents can easily access education. The Locality Co-ordinator has also worked with Central College to provide an advisory service for jobseekers which will be replaced by a Work Club. Funding has been awarded by DWP for start up costs and the self running Work Club will offer job search facilities, access to a range of resources, help and assistance on applying for jobs, creating CVs and more.

This statistical analysis generated the 5 themes as discussed below.

The Themes The rational for the inclusion of the majority of the following themes can be found in the preceding information in this section of the Locality Plan. Under the theme headings below, the key areas to be addressed are included whilst the detailed actions are included in the Programme section.

Children and Young People The Locality Co-ordinator identified a number of issues regarding Children and Young People early on which determined that this was the first theme to develop. This included concerns about ASB, children complaining of nothing to do, the closure of the Junior Youth Club due to the resignation of the Youth Worker and discussions with the school and Sure Start. A Children and Young People’s Group was established and several meetings have been held. This involves all key partners with an interest in children and or young people in the village, as well as local residents and Councillors.

The key areas the plan addresses include:-  Improving the perceptions of children and young people in the village  Dealing with problem behaviour  Improving access to facilities and activities  Hosting events  Improving aspirations  Improve access to learning

Crime and Community Safety The main areas that the Locality Plan Action Plan will be looking to address in the Crime and Community Safety Theme includes tackling criminal damage, violence offences and ASB; and ensuring that people know how to contact the police and do in fact do so when incidents occur. There is also a specific action to organise a community safety awareness event which is being planned for December 2013.

Economic Well-being The main areas that the Locality Plan Action Plan will be looking to address in the Economic Wellbeing Theme include access to jobs and training.

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Environment and Housing The main areas that the Locality Plan Action Plan will be looking to address in the Environment and Housing Theme include improving the physical appearance of Newstead, making use of the natural environment, ensuring residents benefit from energy efficiency initiatives and that residents are aware of housing services available.

Health and Well-being The main areas that the Locality Plan Action Plan will be looking to address in this theme is access to health, tackling health inequalities and tackling social isolation.

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Vision

The Vision of this Locality Plan is for “an attractive, safe and caring community with good access to facilities and services”. This is based on the analysis in the Strategic Context Section and the more detailed Vision in the Parish Plan which includes the following:

 A modern and caring community with activities for all residents both young and old.  A safe and crime free environment.  Development of sporting, recreational and environmental facilities.

The full version of the Parish Plan Vision and the themes, aims and actions and its accompanying Action Plan are available on the Newstead Village Website (http://newsteadvillage.org/)

The actions that the Locality Co-ordinator will be assisting Future Newstead to deliver are included in the next section and cross referenced to the Parish Plan.

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Programme

The Programme has been developed to respond to the issues identified by the Locality Co-ordinator from consulting local people, reviewing previous consultation and looking at key data as well as discussions with key partners and Councillors.

Where possible an indicative cost of the scheme / proposal has been made to facilitate an analysis of spend in the village by key partners. The Locality Co-ordinator will use this information to hold partner organisations to account and ensure that they do deliver.

The Locality Plan has been developed around the following key themes:  Children and Young People  Crime and Community Safety  Economic Well-being  Environment and Housing  Health and Well-being

As stated earlier in this document, some are well developed, such as Children and Young People whilst others are only in the developmental stage, such as Community Safety. The Locality Co-ordinator identified a number of issues regarding Children and Young People which determined that this was the first theme to develop. A Children and Young People’s Group has been established and several meetings held so this part of the Locality Plan Action Plan is more established than the other themes. Even though groups have not been established for the other themes, discussions have taken place with key partners to agree the actions included below.

The Action Plan includes projects and initiatives which the Locality Co-ordinator will be leading on but also includes projects happening in Newstead in which the Co-ordinator is a partner. For some projects and initiatives the Locality Co-ordinator will maintain a watching brief but will not be directly involved. The Action Plan has been colour coordinated to show the level of involvement

Colour code Lead Officer Partnership Watching Brief

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Children and Young People

GBC Priority GBC Objective People Reduce Anti-social Behaviour, crime and the fear of crime People Improve health and well-being Aim Action Partners Timescale Cost Cross Cutting Improve the Develop an intergenerational GBC Leisure led in conjunction with school, Sept 2014 – July tbc Parish Plan perceptions of heritage project themed around youth centre and voluntary and community 2016 “Residents and children and young WW1 groups. visitors are aware people in Newstead and proud of the village’s heritage” Media campaign with positive All partners with GBC Localities lead Ongoing N/A Parish Plan images / stories of children and “Newstead has a Young People in Newstead positive image”

Develop initiatives to Investigate feasibility of starting a GBC Localities lead, GBC Community 2013/14 Officer time deal with problem Respect Campaign for Newstead Safety, Police, Gedling Homes behaviour Make use of powers and tools to GBC Community Safety, Police, Gedling 2013/14 Existing address problems related to Anti Homes Resources Social Behaviour Run Parenting Skills Workshops Surestart lead, Gedling Homes can assist Ongoing tbc in Newstead (2 hour taster sessions / 6 week package) Make appropriate referrals to GBC Public Protection, Gedling Homes, Ongoing Existing Family Intervention Project – Surestart resources deliver Stengthening Families / Incredible Years Programmes

Give children and Conduct a mapping exercise and GBC Localities with support from all September 2013 Officer time young people audit of current facilities / partners access to activities community facilities Explore the installation of lights Parish Council / GBC Localities / Youth 2013-14 £14k Parish Plan “5 a side in the Newstead on the Multi Use Games Area Club floodlit ball court” area Investigate the feasibility of GBC Localities has met with Groundwork 2015 tbc expanding the Skate Park to discuss options for the Skate Park 20

Aim Action Who Timescale Cost Cross Cutting Ensure children and Sports leadership training for GBC Leisure working with NCC Youth Planning and Gedling Homes Parish Plan young people have young people aged 14 and Service and Gedling Homes. delivery Sept funding secured “Increased access to a range of above 2013 – March availability of activities 2014 activities for young people” Implement a Programme of GBC Localities, NCC Youth Service Summer 2013 £1,000 Parish Plan summer trips for the young Completed “Increased people attending the Youth Club availability of including Laser Quest, activities for young Sherwood Pines and Alton people” Towers Identify the need and community GBC Leisure working with Locality Sept 2013 – Officer time and Parish Plan capacity for sustainable Coordinator March 2014 funding for “Increased community sports provision in taster sessions availability of Newstead activities for young people” In response to local need, GBC Leisure Beyond March Tbc Parish Plan support the development of 2014 “Increased community sports provision in availability of Newstead activities for young people” Identify sustainable holiday NCC Youth Service; GBC Leisure; Gedling Sept 2013 – Tbc Parish Plan provision in Newstead including Homes Dec 2014 “Increased activities such as the climbing availability of wall, games and crafts. activities for young people” Explore the possibility of GBC Localities, Surestart, GBC Leisure October 2013 Tbc Parish Plan providing activity sessions for “Increased under 10s in the Youth Club availability of activities for young people” Continue the Arts Project at NCC Youth Service 2013 – 2014 NCC funding Parish Plan Newstead Youth Club “Increased availability of activities for young people” 21

Ensure children and Investigate feasibilty of GBC Localities, Newstead Centre Bowling September 2013 Officer time Parish Plan young people have developing community bowling Club, NCC Youth Service “Increased access to a range of sessions on bowling green at availability of activities Newstead centre activities for young people” Ensure a targeted approach to Children’s Centre lead September 2013 Existing Sure Start engage families onto the mini resources Improvement Plan Olympics legacy programme to be delivered at Newstead Children’s Centre Deliver two separate Cooking on Children’s Centre lead March 2014 Existing Sure Start a budget courses within resources Improvement Plan Newstead Children’s Centre Run a pilot to deliver a cooking Children’s Centre lead / Newstead School March 2014 Existing Sure Start on a budget course within resources Improvement Plan Newstead school Deliver an off road motorbike Targeted Support 2013/2014 Existing Parish Plan initiative for young people resources “Increased availability of activities for young people” Deliver an Educational Angling CAST Summer 2013 tbc Parish Plan Project for Young People Aged “Increased 14+ availability of activities for young people” Deliver a recreational Angling CAST Summer 2013 tbc Parish Plan Project for Young People in “Increased Newstead availability of activities for young people”

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Aim Action Who Timescale Cost Cross Cutting Develop events to Development of small scale In partnership with Newstead Events 2014 tbc bring children, community event with Group, GBC and in partnership with the young people and processional artwork and linking New Art Exchange, Newstead School and Newstead Village with other young people in city Newstead Youth Centre. together to celebrate communities. their community. Gradual development of event to Newstead events group in conjunction with 2015 - 2016 tbc engage the wider Newstead GBC Leisure and Newstead community and Community voluntary organisations Establishment of a regular Newstead events group in conjunction with 2017 - 2018 tbc annual event with the focus on GBC Leisure and Newstead community and bringing the people of Newstead voluntary organisations Village together

Improve the Investigate the needs of young GBC Localities, Surestart, Colleges Winter 2013 tbc Parish Plan aspirations of people not in employment, “residents have Newstead young education or training (NEET) 16- access to education people 25 and training” Work with relevant agencies to GBC Localities, RCAN, Colleges April 2014 tbc Parish Plan improve services available “residents have access to education and training”

Ensure residents of Provide family learning ACLS/Newstead Primary School/Newstead September 2013 tbc Parish Plan Newstead have opportunities for the school, Children’s Centre onwards “residents have access to further Children's Centre and access to education education and community organisations in and training” community learning. Newstead Sign post learners who engage Course tutors/Futures/NCN/VWN January 2014 tbc Parish Plan on family learning courses onto “residents have further learning such as college access to education courses. and training”

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Crime and Community Safety

GBC Priority GBC Objective People Reduce Anti-social Behaviour, crime and the fear of crime Aim Action Partners Timescale Cost Cross Cutting Improve the Organise a community safety GBC Localities lead, GBC Public December 2013 £800 Parish Plan perception of crime event Protection, “residents and businesses feel safe in Newstead” Publicise crime data for GBC Localities lead, GBC Public 2014/15 Not applicable Parish Plan Newstead Village Protection, Notts Police “residents and businesses feel safe in Newstead”

Ensure residents Publicise the Police contact Future Newstead Ongoing N/A Parish Plan can contact the numbers “residents are able Police to contact the police” Investigate the feasibility of GBC Localities lead, GBC Public 2013/14 Parish Plan hosting police surgeries at Protection, Notts Police “residents are able Newstead Centre to contact the police”

Develop initiatives to Make use of powers and tools to GBC Community Safety, Police, Gedling 2013/14 Existing deal with problem address problems Homes Resources behaviour

Develop initiatives to Develop a Domestic Violence GBC Localities lead, GBC Community 2013/14 tbc deal with Domestic Awareness campaign in Safety, Police, Gedling Homes Violence Newstead

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Economic Well-being

GBC Priority GBC Objective Jobs Ensure local people are well prepared and able to compete for jobs Jobs Create more jobs and better access to jobs Aim Action Partners Timescale Cost Cross Cutting Address Youth Initiate schemes and training GBC Localities lead, DWP 2014/2015 tbc Unemployment opportunities to reduce youth unemployment

Address Establish a Work Club in GBC Localities lead, Central College, 5 September £900 start up Unemployment Newstead Centre Miners Welfare Trustees, DWP 2013 then costs weekly. successfully applied for

Support Business Work with GBC Economic GBC Localities lead, GBC Economic 2014/2015 tbc Growth Development to identify business Development growth opportunities

Develop links with Follow up contact with GBC Localities lead, GBC Economic 2013/2014 N/A Local Businesses businesses written to in summer Development 2013. Discussions to include apprenticeships, local jobs for local people and work trials

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Environment and Housing

GBC Priority GBC Objective Place Provide an attractive local environment that people can enjoy and appreciate Place Reduce the council’s and borough’s energy usage Homes Provide more homes of the right type and in the right places Aim Action Partners Timescale Cost Cross Cutting Improve the physical Monitor the fencing and lighting GBC Localities, Gedling Homes Autumn 2013 N/A appearance of scheme on the terraces in Newstead Newstead Hanging Baskets and Planters GBC Localities, GBC Parks and Open 2013 and £3,000 2012/13 Parish Plan Spaces, Gedling Homes and B&Q ongoing “Newstead in Bloom” Introduce a “Best kept Garden” GBC Localities, Gedling Homes, East 2014 and £300 Parish Plan competition for residents Midlands Housing, local Businesses ongoing “Newstead in Bloom” Implement a dog mess zero GBC Localities, GBC Public Protection, Autumn 2013 £100 Parish Plan “Streets tolerance campaign Newstead Primary, Sure Start are clean”

Make use of the Establish a “Friends Group” for GBC Localities, GBC Parks, NCC April 2014 N/A Parish Plan natural environment Vicarage Corner Greenwood Forest, Notts Wildlife Trust “Woodlands and Deliver the Environmental GBC Localities, GBC Parks, NCC 2014/15 £15,000 surrounding areas Management Plan for Vicarage Greenwood Forest, Notts Wildlife Trust are kept clean” Corner Develop Forest Schools Initiative GBC Localities, GBC Parks, NCC Summer 2015 £1,000 on Vicarage Corner Greenwood Forest, Notts Wildlife Trust, Future Newstead

Ensure Newstead Work with EON to promote EON, GBC Environmental Health, GBC September 2013 N/A Parish Plan “Village residents benefit energy efficiency measures at an Localities is Energy Efficient” from energy event in September to launch efficiency schemes their new campaign

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Health and Well-being

GBC Priority GBC Objective People Improve health and wellbeing Aim Action Partners Timescale Cost Cross Cutting Tackle social Explore the feasibility of GBC Localities, Newstead Centre September 2013 Officer time and isolation establishing a lunch club initial start-up costs of £500 Promote the First Contact GBC Localities, Future Newstead 2013/14 Officer time Scheme Promote the Age UK Outreach GBC Localities, Future Newstead 2013/14 Officer time Advisory Service

Reduce health Establish Smoking Cessation New Leaf, GBC Localities Summer 2013 Officer time Parish Plan “Local inequalities in service provision of health Newstead care and health promotion” Introduce family zumba sessions GBC Localities, GBC Leisure October 2013 Initial start-up costs £500 Explore other initiatives that GBC Localities lead, GBC Leisure 2014/15 Officer time could be introduced in Newstead

Improve access to Work with Planning and Clinical GBC Localities, GBC Planning, ADC 2013/16 Officer time Parish Plan “Local health Commissioning Groups (CCG) Planning, Ashfield and Mansfield CCG, provision of health on health provision in the area Nottingham North and East CCG care and health promotion” Explore the feasibility of gaining GBC Localities, GBC Leisure and ADC 2014/15 Officer time Parish Plan “Local access to Ashfield’s resident Leisure provision of health leisure pass for Newstead care and health residents. promotion”

The delivery of this Action Plan will also contribute to reducing poverty and disadvantage which is an Objective under the People theme.

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Engagement

Newstead has a rich tradition of community involvement and engagement in a whole variety of projects and initiatives with a community organistion, Future Newstead, being responsible for the delivery of the Parish Plan. In 2007/8 there was lots of consultation in the community to inform the development of the Parish Plan.

In summer 2011 Gedling Borough Council carried out a housing needs survey which has also been used to inform this Locality Plan. The results told us that:

 Newstead is an affordable place to live  A significant number of people want or need to move, mostly to 2 or 3 bedroom houses  More people wanted to rent their next home than to buy it  Wanting a larger home was the main reason, but almost as many people wanted to leave Newstead to be closer to facilities  Over 70% thought that the village was a nice place to live  More than half of people thought there was a strong community spirit  There is no real consensus on whether the existing housing stock meets people’s needs  Opinions on the potential future development of housing are very polarised  The three best things about living in Newstead were easy access to the countryside, its peaceful location and the friendly people.  The three worst things about living in Newstead were anti-social behaviour, the lack of shopping facilities and the public transport connections. The conclusions in the report were as follows:

There is a significant housing need from households living in Newstead, from families with children, who require larger homes, and from single adults and couples, who are more likely to want to leave Newstead.

There may be a difficulty in that few of the people in housing need could afford newly-built housing unless it was subsidised by a scheme such as FirstBuy, which would normally only be available to first time buyers. Though now extended by Gedling Borough Council for residents via the Local Authority Mortgage Scheme and more recently through the Governments ‘Help to Buy’, both of which assist potential owner occupiers to access more favourable mortgage rates

Most people who need to move are looking for a two or three bedroom house, which is what is provided by existing housing in the village. When asked what types of housing should be included in any new development, there was strong support for bungalows as well as these family house types.

There was widespread ambivalence about whether the existing housing was meeting the community’s needs, but considerable polarisation of opinion on whether new housing development should be supported.

For most people, immediate problems such as anti-social behaviour and littering are seen as more important than long-term issues such as the housing offer of the village.

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Despite these problems, Newstead Village is overwhelmingly seen as a nice place to live, with friendly people, a strong community spirit and an enviable countryside location.

The Locality Co-ordinator supported Future Newstead to organise a Celebration and Review of the Parish Plan in May 2013. This event was a celebration of all that has been achieved in the first five years of the ten-year Parish Plan but also allowed Future Newstead to test the aims they set out to achieve to ensure they are still relevant. There was also a prioritisation exercise so that the most important aims could be highlighted as set out below. Future Newstead will now concentrate efforts on these areas in 2013/14.

Table: Priorities Theme Aim Communication Newstead has a positive image Community Safety Residents are able to contact the Police Transport Residents are able to access public transport regularly Young People Welcoming and efficient Youth Club

Increased availability of activities for young people Facilities 5 a side floodlit ball court Permanent keep fit facility Community centre open for residents use Education and Employment Residents have improved access to education, training and jobs

Survey Monkey Consultation

The Locality Co-ordinator also carried out consultation at the Youth Club, in the Primary School and used Survey Monkey to provide an online survey for residents.

The Survey Monkey Survey asked residents which of the aims in the Parish Plan were still relevant with the vast majority of respondents stating that most of the aims are still relevant. Many respondents left comments and a selection have been included below:

“The cleanliness and upkeep of properties in the village is varied. The woodlands and surrounding areas of the pit tips are generally well maintained, but Annesley Woods are

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full of rubbish. Dog faeces are a big issue…..” “Increase access to fresh fruit and veg within the village” “The improvements to the terraces looks good - made a difference” “The youths in the village would benefit from the youth club being open more and more regularly. Combining youth activities with the regeneration of the pit tips and teaching young people skills to regenerating the pit tips would be of great value to their self esteem and would give them useful skills.” “The MUGA has worked well but some vandals still seem intent on trying to damage it. There is no keep fit facility and no discounts to ADC gyms/pools etc.” “A food swap, selling goods grown on the allotment or similar would be a good idea.” “Courses to improve literacy and numeracy and other subjects would be useful if they took place at the community centre. Again providing courses relevant to regenerating and maintaining the pit tips would be of use.” “Increase in partnerhip working to allow increased access to education, training and jobs”

Youth Club Consultation

Unsurprisingly, the young people mainly focused on improving facilities available to them or accessing facilites that currently aren’t. Interestingly, they also want residents to be able to contact the Police and to have access to education, training and jobs which shows that young people aren’t that different from the adult population of the village. The results are set out below:

Table: Priorities Theme Aim Community Safety Residents are able to contact the Police Young People Welcoming and efficient Youth Club Increased availability of activities for young people Facilities 5 a side floodlit ball court Permanent keep fit facility Community centre open for residents use Residents are able to shop locally for all provisions Education and Employment Residents have improved access to education, training and jobs

School Consultation

The Locality Co-ordinator visited the school on two occasions and saw pupils from Years 1 to 6. The consultation involved a large scale map of the village and post-it notes. The children weren’t restricted in any way and were asked to write comments on what they would like to see in the village, what needs improvement etc. The children enjoyed finding their homes on the map before getting down to business.

The key findings from this consultation were that children wanted:

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 For Newstead to be Greener  A better Youth Club  A completed Country Park  Improved playing fields

Communication

The Locality Co-ordinator is committed to ensuring that those who participated in the consultations can see how their input has shaped the priorities and actions in the Locality Plan. The Locality Co-ordinator is also putting plans in place to keep residents informed of projects and initiatives being developed in the village. A Facebook page has been established, an electronic newsletter will be produced and the Locality Co-ordinator will also ensure there are updates in the Village Newsletter which is delivered to every house.

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Performance Management

The Locality Plan will be performance managed in order to ensure we will achieve our objectives, targets and outcomes using the performance management process below.

Plan Do Review Revise

There are four key stages in the process we are using, Plan, Do, Review and Revise.

Plan: clearly identify what performance is required and how it will be measured.

Do: encourage performance to the required standard and provide support and development.

Review: assess and evaluate performance against a set of measures.

Revise: seek improvements where performance standards have not been achieved and make adjustments for the next planning round as necessary.

The Councils Covalent Performance Management System will be used to monitor performance; the Performance Indicators to be used are included in the table on the next page.

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Table: Performance Indicators Children and Young People GBC Priority GBC Objective Performance Indicator People Reduce Anti-social Behaviour,  Reduction in recorded anti-social crime and the fear of crime behaviour in Newstead People Improve health and well-being  Number of children and young people engaged in new activity  Number of facilities improved Crime and Community Safety GBC Priority GBC Objective Performance Indicator People Reduce Anti-social Behaviour,  Reduction in All Crime in Newstead crime and the fear of crime  Reduction in recorded anti-social behaviour in Newstead Economic Well-being GBC Priority GBC Objective Performance Indicator Jobs Ensure local people are well  NI 152 Working age people on Job prepared and able to compete Seeker Allowance for jobs  Number of 18-24 year olds claiming Jobs Create more jobs and better benefits access to jobs  Number of young people taking up apprenticeships  Number of people accessing the Newstead Work Club  Number of new courses hosted in Newstead Environment and Housing GBC Priority GBC Objective Performance Indicator Place Provide an attractive local  LI020 Percentage of residents environment that people can satisfied with parks and open spaces enjoy and appreciate  LI 279a Percentage of streets with unacceptable levels of Litter  LI 279b Percentage of streets with unacceptable levels of Detritus  LI 279c Percentage of streets with unacceptable levels of Graffiti  LI042 Percentage of survey respondents satisfied with street cleansing Place Reduce the council’s and  No of people benefitting from energy borough’s energy usage efficiency measures Health and Well-being GBC Priority GBC Objective Performance Indicator People Improve health and wellbeing  LI 257 Number of women and girls engaged in new sports projects  Number of adults engaged in new 33

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Evaluation

The Locality Plan Action Plan will be evaluated in partnership with Future Newstead and the Parish Council on an annual basis starting in October 2014, with an interim review being conducted by the Locality Co-ordinator in 6 months.

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